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‘Strangers’, A Short Psychological Thriller About a Man Confronted by Creepy People in Masks After a Bad Date
“Strangers” is a short psychological thriller directed by Berlin-based filmmaker Erik Lehmann about a man confronted by a number of masked strangers in his apartment…
Hank Green Releases a Series of Facts About Farts
In the recent Vlogbrothers video “14 Fart Facts for my Flatulent Friends,” host Hank Green releases a series of facts about farts. These fart facts…
Design Concept for a Slim and Simple Media Player That Streams Music From Services Like Spotify
Kizuku Kitada of Spect Design has created a cool concept for an oblong streaming music player that is almost all screen. The simply named Mobile…
‘The Art of Ninja’, Contact Jugglers Clad in Ninja Costumes Demonstrate a Wide Range of Techniques
“The Art of Ninja” is a short by Kuma Films (previously) that features contact jugglers showcasing a wide range of object manipulation while dressed in…
A Mighty Poster That Helps Answer the Question of Whether You Would Make a Good Superhero
“Would I Make A Good Superhero?” is a mighty poster design by Charley Chartwell (previously) that helps answer the question of whether one would make…
Small Robots Pass a Ball Around in Hopes of Qualifying for the RoboCup Robotic Soccer Championships
The Tigers Mannheim team of small soccer-playing robots from Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University in Mannheim, Germany showed off their passing skills at the Techfest conference…
Mercedes-Benz Unveils F 015 Self-Driving Concept Car at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas
The F 015 Luxury in Motion research vehicle is a new self-driving concept car recently unveiled by Mercedes-Benz. The car’s four passengers are transported in…
Ancient Amulet Inscribed With a 59-Letter Palindrome Unearthed in Cyprus by Polish Researchers
photo by Marcin Iwan via Live Science The Paphos Agora Project, an archaeological excavation in Nea Paphos, Cyprus by researchers at Jagiellonian University and led…
Brody Brixton the French Bulldog Puppy Falls Asleep Wearing an Adorable Red Bow Tie
Brody Brixton, the very intelligent French bulldog puppy who performed an array of impressive tricks, takes a well-deserved nap on his human‘s bed wearing an…
A New Video Game That Bridges the Gap Between the Updated Versions of ‘Baldur’s Gate’ & ‘Baldur’s Gate II’
Beamdog, the game developer and digital distributor behind both Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition and Baldur’s Gate II: Enhanced Edition, is working on something called “Adventure…